Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-20
At THE CAPITAL.
Status of the Senatorial Race--Goy
Ross Spends the Afternoon in
Receiving Visitors.
Senator Woodward Proposes the Pur.
chase by the State OF the Texas
and Pacific Railway.
Roberts and Gibbs Talked of as Dark
HOrsss-The Jumbo Counties of
Texas TO be Sub Divided.
Special to the Gazette.

AUSTIN, Ten, Jan. l9.-UOn. Johr
Ireland was to day the guest of Hon
Barnett GIBBS at dinner at the Driskill
The railroad committee Of the senat,
met this afternoon with Messrs. Waldo
pool commissioner of the Texas Traffic
Association, Faulkner of the Houston anC
| Texas Central, and number of othel
railroad magnates, to consider Senate
Upshaw's railroad commission bill
Owing to the length and the complex ma
ture of the measure, it was considered
advisable to adjourn till Friday
or Saturday, that the bill NIGH
be printed and the members Of
the legislature have an opportunity tC
read and digest its provisions. The main
feature Of the personnel of the bill is
| three commissioners to be appointed by
the governor at g salary Of $500 each g
year. The bill also embodie3 the general
principles of the much discussed inter
state commerce measure 50 long pending
before the natio, al congress. There ap
pears to be, SO far as the measure ha :
been discussed, much favor manifested
for it.
The Preside county division idea has
ripened into one of the leading land and
cattle issues to come before the legiSla-
ture, and already several schemes are on
foot and are being pushed vigorously by
Jealous advocates. One class are bent
on division or lines that will permit of
speedy organization of the projected new
counties, that they may secure the Offices,
build new and costly court-houses and
other puolic buildings, and get in on the
ground floor for the fat piCkings gener-
ally. Another class, apparen tly more eau
tiouS and conservative, are anxious to
have the } Imbo county of the Rio Grande
Sub-divided into six constitutional coun-
ties, with organization deferred until such
time as the density Of population, taxable
wealth and other evidences of civilization
shall make it prudent to dress up in the
toilets OF fully developed countyhood. 1t
is understood this evening that a compro-
mise has almost been reached
central portion of Presldio's
thirty miles in width, has about been
agreed upon for early organization, with
Murphevville as the county seat. There
are to be five constitutional counties, to
remain unorganized for the present, at
least. Among those largely interested in
the matter are the Messrs. Gano of Dali
las and their associates.
1t is the universal sentiment among the
legal fraternity that the present is the
ablest senate Judiciary committee No. l
that the Texas legislature has known
in a long term of years.
There are fourteen members
and all OF them show familiarity with the
laws, authorities and precedents that at
once stamps them as attorneys of great
natural ability, deep research and large
practice at home. Chairman Terrell is
said to fill his position with marked abil-
ity.
Lieut.-Gov. Wheeler and ex-Lieu..-
Gov. Gibbs are the recipients of numer-
Gus congratulations for their selections of
committee timber.
1t was whispered around the senate
chamber and the hall of the house of rep
reSentstiveS after adjournment to-day
that, in the event of senatorial dead
lock, fairly well matured movements are
already in existence to press both ex-Gov.
Roberts and eX-Lieut.- Gov. Gibbs to the
front as dark horses. In the last two
days the name of the last mentioned
gentleman has been used frequently as
q possible compromise. 1t is even
claimed that he will receive one or more
votes on the first ballot as a regular can
didate Of admirers for the kid leaders.
Judiciary committee No. 2 of the senate |
agreed this afternoon to report favorablV |
Senator Douglass bill making it murder
Lo kill person by placing distractions
upon railroad tracks.
There is another SIX county bill in the |
present legislature. 1t is intended to cut |
The western portion of Tom Green county
INTO six equal parts. The new counties
will be named respectively Ector, Wink |
er, Loving, Upton, Crane and Ward |
The bill was up in the Nineteenth legisla-
.ure and went through the house with /.
only two votes against it. 1t would also !
lave passed the senate had not the SEN
.tor from the Tom Green district re-
luested its defeat. 1t is introduced
his time by Hon. George W. Baylor
# Ell Paso. 1t has been referred to the
committee on counties and boundaries,
md they will report it favorably. There
Gems to be absolutely no opposition to
t. There is no cattle influence in the |.
MEASURE. It is simply move in the
direction of convenience. Tom Green is
10 large county that many of it's resi-
Tents travel 100 miles to the county seat.
There was resolution introduced in
he senate to-day by Senator Woodward
hat,
Whereas, the Texas and Pacific Rail
DAD is now in the hands of receiver
nd is to be sold; be it
Resolved, that a committee of three be
ppointed by the president, whose duty it
hall be to take into COL sideration the
ropriety and expediency of the purchase
# said road by the state, if the road is
old.
He asked that the resolution be referred
0 the finance committee.
Senator Jarvis, chairman of the finance
ommittee, in brief and pointed argu-
lent said that the finance committee was
ot the proper place for the resolution.
Ie further said that he would oppose the
esolution when it came up before
he senate for adoption because
e did not think the constitution war
anted the purchase Of any railroads by
be state, and that 1t was not likely tia,